Many building and design professionals and homeowners are looking for siding with the natural appearance of brick, stone, or wood. However, brick and stone can be expensive, engineered wood can suffer from performance problems, and solid wood requires significant maintenance. Without regular upkeep, wood-based products can become brittle, split, swell and deteriorate over time.

 A wood alternative siding such as fiber cement siding is able to match the traditional look of wood, with substantially lower maintenance expenses. It is extremely durable, dimensionally stable, and resistant to everyday “dings”. As is the case for natural wood, fiber cement must be primed and painted or stained. However, the material’s superior paint adherence properties reduce the frequency of recoating. The only additional maintenance required is simple cleaning; the exterior may be washed with a garden hose to remove dirt and debris as necessary.

CertainTeed FiberCement Siding is made using a combination of recycled fly ash, Portland cement, wood fiber and specialty additives. The enhanced green formula creates an environmentally friendly, lighter-weight, lower-density product with the most authentic-looking grains and textures of any fiber cement siding on the market. It has a Class A (Class 1) flame spread rating, is impervious to wood-boring insects, resists damaging effects of salt spray and UV rays, will not rot, and consistently outperforms wood siding.